rigulizzia
Sicilian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek. Compare Spanish regaliz, French réglisse and dialectal Italian regolizia.
Noun
rigulizzia f (plural rigulizzii)
- (botany) licorice (Glycyrrhiza echinata or glabra)
- the substance extracted from the root of said plant
- pulviri di rigulizzia ― licorice powder
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868), “rigulizzia”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 3428–3429